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Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority Special Transportation for Seniors and People with Disabilities serve seven (7) Pleasanton senior housing locations, and the following highly requested stops: Pleasanton Senior Center, Pleasanton Library /City Hall, Main Street, Raleys and Safeway Shopping Centers, Post Office, Wal -Mart, Stoneridge Shopping Center, and Valley Care and Kaiser Medical Centers. DTR operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and Wednesdays 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. Cost for this same day transportation option is half the Door -to -Door rate or $1.50, no matter how many stops a rider makes in one day. The City's Fee assistance program as described earlier can also be used to purchase DTR tickets at a 75% savings for those eligible residents. Comparing ridership between July 1, 2008 December 31, 2008 and July 1, 2009 December 31, 2009, it is noted that ridership for DTR went up 31% and ridership for PPS Door -to -Door went down 26 DTR riders find the low cost fare and same day service very attractive. PPS riders have gained self confidence and assurance to ride DTR all day, making multiple stops throughout the system to meet their various needs. The DTR operating budget for FY 2010 -11 is projected at $147,701. As a non -core City service, general funding for this program has not been approved for FY 2010 -11.. Travel Ambassador Program Initiated through Measure B Gap funds, the City of Pleasanton's Travel Ambassador Program has been incorporated into the PPS Office as a regular volunteer service. The part time dispatcher has full responsibility for overseeing the three (3) volunteers that assist local residents in understanding their transit options. For the first half of FY 2009 -10, 21 individuals were provided travel training and 59 travel ambassador volunteer hours were provided to the program. Recruitment for new volunteers is on -going and training by LAVTA's Travel Trainer helps support this important service. Rider Assessment Service On -going rider assessments have been completed through the assistance of PPS staff and the support of the Senior Support Program of the Tri- Valley's case management staff. Jennifer Cullen, Senior Support Program's Senior Transportation Coordinator, has been instrumental in assisting those most frail Tri Valley residents who need same day transportation in and out of the Valley. This Measure B Gap funded volunteer driver program has served a very important need in the Tri Valley and without future funding will leave a gap in service that PPS will not be able to effectively fill. 7. VEHICLE ICLE FLEET Please complete the spreadsheet "MB Annual Program Application Cover Attachment 1" Page 6 of 22